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School: Bellurgan, Baile Sheinicín (roll number 16249)

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Bellurgan, Co. Louth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0660, Page 139

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    There is a thing as I suppose
    It has two eyes without a nose
    It has a mouth without a chin
    And in the middle it has a spring.
    Answer = a pair of scissors
    My mother made the supper last night,
    It was thick enough, thin enough,
    Raw enough, boiled enough,
    And yet it had a fault
    And it was not for the want of salt.
    Answer = there was too much salt on it
    These riddles were obtained by Michael Finnegan from his father whose name and address are Mr Patrick Finnegan, Bellurgan Point, Dundalk.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Rice
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bellurgan, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Bernard Rice
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bellurgan, Co. Louth